Background
Milburn, Richard Henry was born on June 3, 1928 in Newark. Son of Richard Percy and Lucy Elizabeth (Karr) Milburn.
Milburn, Richard Henry was born on June 3, 1928 in Newark. Son of Richard Percy and Lucy Elizabeth (Karr) Milburn.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1948; A.M., Harvard University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1954.
Instructor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1954, 56-57; assistant professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1957-1961; associate professor physics, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, 1961-1965; professor, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, 1965-1998; John Wade professor, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, 1990-1998; research professor, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, since 1998. Fulbright lecturer, India, 1984.
Trustee Cambridge Friends School, 1989-1995. With United States Army, 1954-1956. Fellow American Physical Society (past chairman New England section).
Member American Association Physics Teachers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors.
Married Nancy Jeannette Stafford, August 25, 1951. Children— Sarah Stafford, Anne Douglas.